THE KINGDOM AND THE SEED !

THE KINGDOM AND THE SEED ! Now let me show it to you in the Scripture. I know you may think, "where in the world did he get that ? In (Mark, chapter 4.) Remember, in this parable Jesus has established that the sower sows the Word of God. In verse 14 the Word was sown in the heart of man. Now look at verses 26 through 28: "And he said, "so is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground; the ground represents the heart of man ! And should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, he know it not how. For the earth bring it forth fruit of herself; first the blade, then the ear, after that the full corn in the ear." (Mark 4:26 through 28). The kingdom of God is as if a man casts seed into the ground. Jesus said in (Luke 17:20-21) . "And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, the kingdom of God cometh not with observation. Neither shall they say, Lo here ! Or, lo there ! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." God's word is the spiritual power -- for us that operates in that kingdom. The kingdom dwells within your heart if you are truly born again. This kingdom that dwells in your heart is no less powerful than the kingdom that will be set up in the new Jerusalem. In fact, it is of the same kingdom. But it is a spiritual manifestation of that kingdom. It is capable of bringing into manifestation everything you have need of in this life on earth. It comes through the human spirit. That's what Jesus is saying here. The kingdom of God is as a man castings seed into the ground. When it refers to man it means mankind. In other words, an individual castings seed into the ground. "And (he or she) should sleep, and rise night and day, and the seed should spring and grow up, they knoweth not how." (Mark 4:27). Notice, they goes to bed, and they get up. Now, that's not hard to do -- have enough faith to go to bed and get up. But that verse doesn't mean that you just confess the Scriptures, and you won't have to work anymore if you can't live by faith on your job, you're going to starve without it. Faith is not a way to laziness. The man plants the seed, and he sleeps and rise night and day. In other words, he goes on about his business. The seed springs up and grow up, and he doesn't know how. You don't have to know how it works. Just know it works and do it. However, it works by the watering of the word daily !